as in cock
someone who boasts
a braggart who was always talking about how much money he made
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Recent Examples of braggart
Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023
Mullin, a former CEO who is heralded as an undefeated Mixed-Martial-Arts champ through all three contests he’s joined, has been a braggart on social media about it after the union boss called him a fraud in a tweet.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 29 June 2023
Imagine if the generative AI was programmed to be a braggart.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Yet, while there are more Texans than Alaskans, there have always been far more non-Texans, many of whom are very open to any excuse to poke fun at a state long known for its braggarts.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
Be sociable with everyone and see the braggarts less often.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023
Mullin, a former CEO who is heralded as an undefeated Mixed-Martial-Arts champ through all three contests he’s joined, has been a braggart on social media about it after the union boss called him a fraud in a tweet.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 29 June 2023
Imagine if the generative AI was programmed to be a braggart.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Yet, while there are more Texans than Alaskans, there have always been far more non-Texans, many of whom are very open to any excuse to poke fun at a state long known for its braggarts.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braggart
Noun
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
Adjective
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Hogan, the boastful wrestling icon, film and reality TV star, was a two-time inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame.—
Sue Carswell,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Freshly 17, the pride of Hollygrove runs through a laundry list of grievances that were gnawing at his mind, trading his typically boastful bars for tenderness and vulnerability.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Cena gets to show off his mane of hair while playing Peacemaker, the egotistical vigilante that made his debut in 2021's Suicide Squad and now leads the acclaimed HBO Max series also starring Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, and Jennifer Holland.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Such an obvious way to exhibit his egotistical personality.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Marty Supreme stars Timothée Chalamet as a cocky playboy ping-pong player, and that’s not even the most interesting part.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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Hero Ellen Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) lonely fight for survival gave way to a military mission to vanquish aliens ravaging a human colony; Cameron filled the frame with cocky Marines, boxy space tanks, and an adorable orphan who finds in Ripley a surrogate mother.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No paper towels or blower dryer were at the handwashing sink at the front, the handwashing sink next to dishwasher or the handwashing sink in the kitchen (no soap, either, at that last one).—
David J. Neal
August 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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The models use blower parts to push an enormous amount of air up a small pipe, through a chopper and out the horn.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Share wins as punchy screenshots Nobody has time for your three-paragraph humble brag about closing a big deal.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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There’s a whole new tone and dynamism to LinkedIn: more human, less not-so-humble brag.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
17 Nov. 2024
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Rory Kinnear steals some of the best lines as the conceited British prime minister, and Ato Essandoh, as Kate’s deputy chief, plays the ever-flustered man surrounded by extremely capable women with admirable humor, charm, and confidence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Scientific reliability is swapped out in exchange for braggadocio about disrupting a medical status quo that may not even need it.—
Arthur Caplan & James Tabery,
Scientific American,
28 July 2025
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His musical template of youthful braggadocio and disarming sensitivity should be recognizable to anyone that has absorbed his work.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
23 July 2025
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“Braggart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braggart. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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